Vanity case



C.L MARCUS ,VANITY-CASE Filed Dec. 1. 1923 INVENTOR 4 mm ,4. Mara/.9

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I scribed and o'f which thescop'e of applica- .tion will be indicated in the following claim.

' Patented Oct. 12,1926.

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Application filed December V1; 1923. Seria1'No. 677 ,981.'

This invention relates to vanity cases. Among the ob ects of tlns'invention is to.

in part 7 hereinafter With the above exceptlon, the invention accordingly consistsin the features ofv con- 20 "struction, combinations 0f elements and arrangementofparts which will-be exempli fied in the construction hereinafter de- In the accompanying drawing in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a vanity case embodylng the invention shown in open f position; and y Y q 0 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal: cross-sectional View of the embodiment shown in'Fig 1 when closed.

Iteferrmg in detail vamtyjcase there shown is seen to compr se 11 a container 10 of suitable shape, such as a heart-shape 01' the like ornament-a1 con figuration. Hinged to the "container as 'at' His a cover 12 similar in shape to the-container 10 and adapted to close the same with r the lower edge 13 o f'the cover flush with the top edge of the container. A mirror 14 is provided on theinterior face of the cover 12, being secured in any suitablemanner,

such for example as by means of the metalv frame 15. 1

The container and cover may each be made in one piece by'shaping them out of metal or the like material so as to provide the shaped shell member 10 12 forthe con tainer and cover respectively. Each of these members may be suitably lined or covered 'with'a suitable material, such as leather or the like, as shown at 10*, 12*, respectively; A similar lining 10 may be provided for the bottom of the container and the materialmg a face powder, and having means for of this invention will in tainer and a little above the top edge 14:

tainer, the insert is downturned substantially body porti-on'is depressed conically as at 16? to the drawing, the

thereof, if desired, made to extend as at ll over the hinge 11 to, completely conceal the latter from view. i

The container'lO is divided'into two sepa- 7 rate compartments 16, 17 by means of a shaped, insert comprising a hollow member made of celluloid or the like material hav- 'ing a main .body portion 1 -16 shapedsoas to conform to the interior contour of the container with the edge of said body portion fitting snuglyagainstthe interior wall 16* oft-he container, and'being'of-such height as to extend down to the bottom of the conthereof, as at ,16", so that when the cover is closed on; the container, the'former fits over said extended portion 16 aswill'be clear from Fig. 2. Adjacentthe rear of the corn at right angles tothebodylportion as at 16 to the bottom of the container and. bent along the bottom parallel to the body portion for' ashortdistance as at 16 and upturned again as at 16 parallel to the down-' turned portion 16 so as to provide a recess .17 to receivea toilet article vsuch as a lip stick orzthe like indicated-generally at 18. In the main body portion-'16 of the insert is provided the central opening 19 and the towards-said opening so as to abut against the cosmetic '20 held in compartment 13 and shield-the latter. "This cosmetic may be a compact face powder or? the like article which is dispensed by r'ubbing'with apuff.

use arekeptout by means of the guard effect of the insert, and the bottom of the container is further shielded from dirt and other foreign matter that might otherwise drop thereintorso that the insert serves both as a shield and to afford a neat receptacle for 7 an additional toilet article. 7

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in whichthe several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well The granules of the cosmetic that usually droptothe'bottom of the container during adapted to meet theconditions oflpractical use.

As various possible embodimentsv might be made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above'set forth it isto be understood that allcompahying drawings is to I be interpreted as illustratlve and not in allmitmg sense.

I matter. herein set forth or shown in the ac- In a vanity case, a heart-shaped container, a lnnged cover ior sald container, and a guard member disposed in and fitted to occupy the entire contalner, said guard member COmPIISlDgiI. piece of sheet material having a circular opening therein and a portion Cl-1)leSS6Cl. fl'OI11 the normal upper surface 10 thereof, said portion extending along the side of the container, adjacent the hinged cover, the perimeter-of said opening being centrally inscribed to occupy substantially the entire undepressed portion of said 15 inember.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature. 

